Modifying the Spyderco Moran Sheath

[Howard Wallace]

I made the post below in the General forum, but perhaps I should have asked it here.

***Post from General Forum***
I just got a Spyderco Moran, based in part on the good press it was getting on this forum. It came with both an Edgeworks kydex sheath and the original leather sheath. The leather sheath is made of good material. The sheath rides on the belt with the knife in an almost horizontal position. It is designed to cover part of the handle and retain the knife by friction. However the opening of the sheath is quite thin, making insertion and withdrawal of the knife difficult.

I am thinking of soaking the leather sheath in water, and then allowing it to dry around the knife. I hope this will create an opening in the sheath large enough to make sheathing easy, but tight enough to retain the knife. Do you think this will work?

Have any of you come up with a solution to make the leather sheath more useful?
***End Quoted Post***

Phantom4 over in General suggested my proposal might work if the sheath was made of vegetable tanned leather. Does anyone know the type of leather used, and if it will respond well to the treatment I’ve described. Or perhaps you have a superior method of breaking in the sheath you could share?

 

[Clay Kesting]

Howard,

There is no need to do anything to the sheath except leave the knife in it for a week or so. The sheath will conform to the knife and develop a nice oval opening. I now have no problem inserting my knife in its sheath.

As usual YMMV

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Take care,
Clay

"Learning is not compulsory.....neither is survival."

 

[Howard Wallace]

Thank you, Clay. I will try your suggestion before doing anything more drastic.

 

[Howard Wallace]

The sheath has now assumed an acceptable form. Thanks again for the hint.